Technabob » ohayocon http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:00:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Team Fortress 2 Blue Heavy Costume Needs Less Hair, More Bulk http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/01/team-fortress-2-heavy-costume-perfect-except-for-the-hair-and-the-gut/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/01/team-fortress-2-heavy-costume-perfect-except-for-the-hair-and-the-gut/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:33:34 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=48667 Team Fortress 2… Heavy costume is nearly perfect. The minigun and ammo belt are spot-on, and even the expression on the dude’s face is priceless. The only thing he really needed to do to complete the look was to]]> Yet another cool costume sighted at last week’s Ohayocon, this guy’s Team Fortress 2 Heavy costume is nearly perfect.

team fortress heavy costume by robert walker

The minigun and ammo belt are spot-on, and even the expression on the dude’s face is priceless. The only thing he really needed to do to complete the look was to shave his head and eat a few dozen steaks and a bag of protein powder before suiting up.

[Photo Credit: Robert Walker]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/01/team-fortress-2-heavy-costume-perfect-except-for-the-hair-and-the-gut/feed/ 1 Nintendo Game Boy Costume Plays Tetris [Cosplay] http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/07/game-boy-costume-plays-tetris-cosplay/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/07/game-boy-costume-plays-tetris-cosplay/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:34:43 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=8767 Tetris… on a]]> Sighted at last week’s Ohayocon 2009 in Columbus, Ohio, some dude went all out with this life size Nintendo Game Boy costume that’s actually playable.

gameboy tetris cosplay

The cardboard Game Boy shell is a little janky, but the wearer deserves mad props for the fully-functional Game Boy emulator, running Tetris on a laptop screen. You can see it in action in the video clip below:

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I do find it a little creepy that you have to press the buttons on the guys’ waistline in order to move the blocks around. It looks like he’s having just a little too much fun with people manipulating his joypad and pressing his buttons.

[photo via Flickr]

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